Camp Bastion Attacked With Rockets By Insurgents

Insurgents launched a rocket attack on Camp Bastion, the military base in Afghanistan which houses British troops.

The heavily fortified base, where around 4,000 coalition troops are based, was targeted at about 6.30pm local time on Wednesday as darkness fell.

Damage was caused but a spokesman for Taskforce Helmand said no one had been injured or killed.

British troops are based at Camp Bastion

A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: "We can confirm that a rocket attack against Camp Bastion took place on February 27, 2013. No significant damage or casualties have been reported as a result of this incident."

Multiple explosions could be heard minutes after the fire alarm sounded inside the sprawling desert base.

Forty minutes later the all-clear was announced and troops were directed to search their immediate area for unexploded ordnance and casualties.